🇫🇷Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ： 15 Impromptus No.15 “Hommage à Edith Piaf” in c-moll FP.176

The final piece in the 15 Impromptus is a compact, concentrated miniature. Dedicated in its title to Edith Piaf, it creates a lasting resonance through its singing melody and delicately shifting harmonies. A quiet address gives way to passages in which inner tension gradually rises, before the music returns to a more restrained expression—one of the work’s highlights. The right-hand melody should be shaped smoothly, with an awareness of the breath of a voice, while the left hand requires careful control of dynamics and pedal to keep the sonorities clear. Rather than relying on brilliance, emphasizing pauses and the expressive quality of soft playing brings out the melancholy and elegance contained in its concise writing.